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[Cabinet photograph of Alexander R. Lawton]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02136.24 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1870s ca. Pagination: 1 cabinet card Height: 17 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

Alexander R. Lawton in civilian clothing. Lacks original backing of the mount. Bust portrait signed on mount. Lawton was the Quartermaster General of the C.S.A. The inscription "late" in on the recto, possibly indicating this reproduction was published after his death in 1896.

Lawton, Alexander Robert, 1818-1896

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